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Catholic devotions are particular customs, rituals, and practices of worship of God or honour of the saints which are in addition to the liturgy of the Catholic Church. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops describes devotions as "expressions of love and fidelity that arise from the intersection of one's own faith, culture and the ...
According to Pope John Paul II, rosary devotions are "among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation." [2] From its origins in the twelfth century the rosary has been seen as a meditation on the life of Christ, and it is as such that many popes have approved of and encouraged its recitation.
Five methods of praying the rosary are presented within the works of Louis de Montfort, a French Roman Catholic priest and writer of the early 18th century. Montfort was an early proponent of Mariology , and much of his work is devoted to the subjects of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the rosary .
The Rosary [1] (/ ˈ r oʊ z ər i /; Latin: rosarium, in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), [2] formally known as the Psalter of Jesus and Mary [3] [4] (Latin: Psalterium Jesu et Mariae), also known as the Dominican Rosary [5] [6] (as distinct from other forms of rosary such as the Franciscan Crown, Bridgettine Rosary, Rosary of the Holy Wounds, etc.), refers to a set of ...
Our Holy Hour is our daily family prayer where we get together and pray the Rosary before the exposed Blessed Sacrament the first half hour, and the second half hour we pray in silence." [22] Venerable Fulton J. Sheen made a vow on his ordination to make a Holy Hour every day of his life. [23] [24]
Kevin Eckstrom "Ecumenical Rosary" Religion News Service April 17, 2004; Karen Herzog "Adapting the Rosary" Bismarck Tribune July 22, 2004; Betsy Carter "Beads and Blessings" U.S. News & World Report Dec. 14, 2004; Mary A. Jacobs "Worshippers Draw Bead on Rosary" Dallas Morning News Feb. 05, 2005; Andrew Santella "Get Lent" Slate.com Feb. 28, 2006
Common examples of Catholic devotions include the Rosary, the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Holy Face of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the veneration of various saints, etc. The Congregation for Divine Worship at the Vatican publishes a Directory of devotions and pious practices. [40]
The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Marian litany originally approved in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V.It is also known as the Litany of Loreto (Latin: Litaniae lauretanae), after its first-known place of origin, the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto (Italy), where its usage was recorded as early as 1558.